Fri. 09/04 - Meditate With a Squid

New research indicates that Stonehenge may have been able to produce surround sound and was used to amplify rituals. The bizarre tradition of excessively-huge homecoming mums in Texas. A Finnish town is bribing its residents with cake to make them more eco-friendly. And the surprisingly crowded market of squid-based guided meditations. Links: A Remarkable New Study Suggests That Stonehenge Was Built to Amplify Sound During Ancient Ruling-Class Rituals (ArtNet) Homecoming May Feature ‘Mum Mask' This Year (NBC DFW) In Texas, You Don’t Wear a Corsage to Homecoming. It Wears You (Wall Street Journal) In Texas, Homecoming Mums Are a Team Effort (Racked) Inside The Weird Texas Tradition of Enormous Homecoming Corsages (Jezebel) The Queen Mum (Dennis Murphy, YouTube) Finnish town offers locals cake for cutting CO2 emissions (Euro News) 6 Scientifically Proven Benefits Of Mindfulness And Meditation (Forbes) MeditOceans: Our series of soothing mindfulness meditations (Monterey Bay Aquarium) Deep RelaxOcean (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, YouTube) Relaxation and Beyond with the Giant Squidstravaganza (Giant Squidstravaganza, Bandcamp) Trailer for Feels Good Man Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices